Historical Marker

Moses J. Jackson

Savannah · Chatham County

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Jackson championed West Savannah's Black community before and after its 1939 annexation, helping secure the neighborhood's first public school for African American children; the renamed school survives as a community center.

About this site

Moses J. Jackson is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0889, -81.1217 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hudson Hill (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Schools in West Savannah, Commercial Development of Western Savannah, and Largest Slave Sale in Georgia History.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.0889, -81.1217 · Savannah, Chatham County

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